A primary care centre for Stansted and surrounding villagesStansted Mountfitchet Maths and Computing CollegeMonday 2 June 7.30pmAidan Thomas- Chief Executive

Press headlines“Save our village surgery”

“Stansted sold down the river”

“Duplicity on health centre”

“PCT must be clear over medical centre”

“Residents are silenced over plans for care”

PetitionWant to keep our surgery at the

centre of Stansted?

How will this affect the elderly, infirm, young mums and those

without transport?

What impact will this have on the village shops and our

community?

Might this affect the future of our chemist?

Do you agree that Stansted’s main Health Centre should be at

the centre of the village with appropriate facilities for

Foresthall Park?

Why do we need a new primary care centre for Stansted and the surrounding areas?The new centre will:

• Allow GPs, practice staff and other healthcare professionals like district nurses or health visitors to work side by side to deliver more integrated care for their patients

• Create the opportunity for the development of local services alleviating the need for patients to attend a hospital and, where appropriate, to have their care looked after closer to their home

• Provide an all round better environment and experience for patients

• Provide facilities that our clinicians and staff deserve to deliver services from

• Provide Stansted and the surrounding villages with access to NHS Dentistry

• Provide a facility that is accessible for all, meeting DDA requirements

What facilities do we offer now?- the GP Surgery

Consulting room

Clinical meeting room/staff restroom/kitchen

Access to consulting rooms

Reception/appointments/patient queries

What facilities do we offer now?- the community clinic Clinic hall/ filing room

Consulting room

Patient & staff WC

Waiting room/children’s play area/ reception/office

What type of facilities could modern health premises offer?

Clinic hall

Consulting roomTreatment room

Waiting room

What would be included in the new facilities?• Consulting rooms for GPs and

Practice Nurses (11)

• Generic consulting rooms for health visitors, school nurses, midwives, mental health nurses, district nurses, specialised clinics (3)

• Sound reduction and observation room for speech therapy(1)

• Health clinic hall (1)

• Dirty and clean treatment suite (3) e.g. for leg ulcer care

• Dental treatment suite including X ray (2)

• Office space for community teams

• Office space for GP surgery staff• Meeting room and library

(training practice) (2)• Staff facilities• Reception and waiting area • Baby change facilities• Children’s waiting and play area• Information resource point

What additional services could patients have access to?• NHS Dentistry

• Investigations such as blood tests, utlrasound and echocardiography (ECG)

• Treatment facilities for leg ulcers and chiropody

• Extended minor surgery

• Psychological therapy services

• Rehabilitation clinics (cardiac, chest and pulmonary)

• Lifestyle clinics (smoking cessation, weight management)

• Specialist clinics (diabetes, dermatology)

• Pre-surgical assessment clinics where patients are assessed locally prior to admission to hospital for surgery

• Improved pre and post-natal clinics

and the potential for much more

Why do we need a primary care centre now?•The GPs need new premises as the lease on existing

premises is to expire

•We need additional primary care capacity for the population growth associated with Foresthall

•Current premises offer a very poor patient and staff environment

•Current premises restrict the development of new services for local people

Why are we proposing to develop the facility at Foresthall?•After fully evaluating all possible sites we believe there

are no other suitable sites centrally located in Stansted

•Land is secured under a section 106 with the developers and available now

•A primary care centre could be operational winter 2009

•There is land for the development and associated parking

But

•The GP surgery now moves from the north of Stansted to the south

•There are transport issues that the PCT will need to address

Location of proposed new surgery at Stansted

The red dots show the distribution of 7,795 patients registered at Stansted surgery.The larger the dot the greater the patient population numbers.The shaded areas indicate residential areas such as towns and villages.

Data Source: NHS Strategic tracing service as at March 08.

What options have we looked at between1995 - 2008?1. Purpose built centre on Elms Farm adjacent to the railway line

2. Purpose built centre on land on land further into the greenbelt on Elms Farm

3. Purpose built centre on land adjacent to the catholic church

4. Silver Street residential conversion

5. A conversion of the old Sworders auction house

6. Redevelopment of Peter Kirk School

7. Purpose built centre at Crafton Green on land occupied by the parish council offices, library and car park

8. Purpose built centre on Cambridge Road presented by land owner

9. A conversion of Western House

10.A purpose built centre on Rochford Nursery site on land secured through a section 106 agreement

Some of your concernsWhy should people travel further to their GP or other health services?

• Some people will travel further to the centre and some will travel less

• Working with Essex County Council Passenger Transport and Uttlesford Community Transport to identify potential solutions including:

• Possible diversion of existing bus routes to include village centre • Possible funding of pilot transport route• improved pedestrian and cycle links between the existing

settlement and the new site • Potential for contribution of funding towards a community

transport solution e.g. driver employed to prioritise patients in Stansted and surrounding areas, door to door service.

• Crossing facilities over the main road, provision of benches and lighting along the footpath (for those coming to and from the town centre), signage

• Sufficient car parking available on site

Some of your concerns

• The new housing development will not include a new pharmacy and will have very limited retail provision

• The PCT will work with Stansted pharmacy to develop new arrangements to avoid unnecessary journeys for people collecting prescriptions

• We believe that there is, therefore, no serious threat to the commercial life of Stansted village centre

Will the surgery moving destroy the commercial centre of the village?

What are your views?

What services would you like to see provided from the new centre?

Do you have ideas for alternative sites?

Let us know what you think by:

Returning the feedback form in the leaflet via FREEPOST

Visiting our website at www.westessexpct.nhs.uk and returning the online feedback form

For further information contact PALS on 0800 7833396 or mail@westessexpct.nhs.uk

We will continue to look at alternative sites elsewhere in the village.

However we must pursue this site.